Pressing machine



April 28, 1964 S. GOLDSTEIN PRESSING MACHINE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug.23, 1961 [inw INVENTOR SAMUEL GOLDSTEIN BY AT1-Oms;

April 28, 1964 s. GOLDSTEIN PREssiNG MACHINE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug.25, 1961 INVENTOR SAMUEL GoLDsTElN A ATTORNEY.v Y

United States Patent Office 3 ,130,508 Patented Apr. 28, 1964y 3,130,568PR'SlNG MACHINE Samuel Goldstein, New York, NY., assigner to SamGoldstein, Inc., New York, NX., a corporation of New York Filed Aug. 23,196i, Ser. No. 133,430 6 Claims. (ill. 33-17) The present inventionrelates to pressing machines, and more particularly to machines for thehuish-pressing of garments such as mens and womens jackets, coats, andthe like.

lt is the general object of the invention to Pfovide a simple andeilicient pressing machine which can be employed for the finish-pressingby hand of garments and especially of higher grade garments requiring ahighly finished appearance.

More specifically, it is an object of the invention to provide aneiiicient yet inexpensive machine characterized by a buck which ismounted for limited rotary movement through an angle oi about 1S()degrees in opposite directions to reverse the position of its roundedends of larger and smaller diameters, and is releasably held in fixedposition at each ot its opposite limits of rotatory movement.

It is also an object of the invention to provide heating means for thebuck of a pressing machine which, while adequately heating the fabric tobe pressed, avoids transmitting excessive amounts oi heat to theoperator.

More specilically, it is an object of the invention to provide heatingmeans for the rotatable buck oi a pressing machine such that the buck isheated by radiation, as from a steam pipe located in a fixed chamber orchannel below the buck, whereby the heating can be localized to such adegree that the operator is not exposed to an uncomfortable degree ofheat.

lt is a further object of the invention to provide a pressing machine ofthe type indicated wherein the hollow buck is mounted to swivel on avalve-controlled suction pipe which is rigidly secured to the iloor otthe shop, so that the buck is held against other than its horizontalrotary movement.

It is a still further object of the invention to provide means forcoupling a suction pipe, on which the buck rotates, to the suction linecontaining a pedal-controlled suction valve, so that after a pressingoperation is completed, air can be sucked through the padding on thebuck and through the perforated top wall of the buck, such air thuspassing through the garment to dry the latter.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent fromthe following more detailed description taken together with theaccompanying drawings wherein FIG. l is a top plan view of the buck;

FIG. 2 represents a front elevational view with parts in section;

FIG. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section along the line 3--3 of FIG. l;

FIG. 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4-4 of FIG. 2; while FIG. 5is an end view of the machine, partly in section.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral lil indicates a hollow buck madeof steel or other metal and secured in airtight manner to anapproximately centrally positioned pipe ll which is in communicationwith the interior of the buch, as best shown at l2 in FlG. 3 and acts asa hollow supporting shaft.

The buck consists ot a bottom plate 13 to which the pipe or shaft ll iswelded, a top plate 14 and a vertical wall 15 secured to the top andbottom plates in air-tight manner. The top plate is slightly arched andis periorated as indicated at 16 for a purpose which will be eX- plainedhereinafter.

The vertical Wall l5 is inset a short distance from the peripheries ofthe top and bottom plates to enable a cord or band 17 or other securingmeans to hold in position a padding 18 stretched over the top plate i4.

The buckand the padding thereon are heated directly or indirectly byradiation from a steam pipe 19 arranged immediately beneath the bottomplate 13 and fed by a riser 2:0 from a boiler (not shown) or othersource, the steam and condensate being returned through a pipe 2l..

The buck is movable, with the pipe ll, about a vertical axis for a halfturn in opposite directions. To this end, the pipe il is provided with athreaded lower end, as indicated at 22, and is received in a coupling 23which is ixedly mounted, as by welding, within an opening in a metallicplate 24a forming orsecured to the top of a table. The lower portion ofthe coupling 23 receives the threaded end of a pipe 24 which is securedin any suitable manner, as by a mounting or base 25, to the loor 26.Intermediate its ends, the pipe 24 is provided with a coupling 27 bywhich it is connected to a valve 28, operated by means of the rod 29 andlever 30 from a f oot pedal 3l. The valve 25 is connected to the suctionside of a blower (not shown) or equivalent device. The lever Sil ispivoted upon a bolt 32 by way ofan ear 33, the bolt being anchored inthe floor mounting 25 for the pipe 24.

Located beneath the buck is a channel 34 whose central, bottom web isprovided with openings through which pass the pipe l1 and the elbows 35,36 connecting the steam pipe 19 with the pipes Ztl and 2l. The channelis supported by four angular brackets 37 which are secured to the plate24, as by means of bolts 33. The pipe 19 may be secured within thechannel by means of one or more straps 39.

The left end of the channel 3,4, as Viewed in the drawings, is providedwith a vertical Wall or flange 4i). Secured to the bottom web of thechannel 34, and preferably also to the rear face oi the ilange 4i), is aU-shaped member l1 forming, with the ange 4.6, a housing for a rod 42,slidably mounted within suitable openings in the opposite walls of thehousing. The rod is provided with an enlarged portion 43 against whichbears a spring 441 which urges the rod toward the left, the movementbeing limited by a cotter pin 45. The extreme left end oi the rod 42 isrounded as indicated at 46, and is adapted to engage a cam member 47depending from the bottom wall i3 of the buck. The member i7 is providedwith a cam surface terminating in a notch 43 which receives the pin 42and which permits movement of the member 47 (and the buck securedthereto) in only one horizontal direction, i.e., counterclockwise, asviewed in FlG. l. A similar cam member 49 depends from the buck adjacentto its other end, the cam surface being so arranged that when the rod 42is engaged within the corresponding notch Sil, the buck isV held`against further countereloclrwise movement and can be moved onlyclockwise.

It will be evident from the foregoing that the parts 42 to Sil, whichconstitute detent mechanisms disposed at diametrically oppositepositions, hold the buck yieldingly against the pressure of spring 44 ineither one of its opposite positions, and permit movement of the buck inone or the other direction to the extent of only about The buck is ofgenerally tapered form in horizontal plan, being narrower at one end, asindicated at lila and wider at the opposite end as indicated at 1Gb, sothat the end more suitable for the pressing of a particular part of agarment can, by giving the buck a half turn, be brought to the left orright side oi the machine.

In the use of the machine, and after steam has been admitted into thepipe 19 for a sufficient length of time to heat the parts to therequired temperature, the garment is placed over the padding on the buckand the different parts thereof given a finish hand-pressing. The pipe19 heats the bottom wall 13 of the buck directly by radiation, and heatis conducted to the side wall or flange 15 and top wall 14 and thepadding 18. Additional heat can be conducted from wall 13 to wall 14 bymetal bars connecting the two walls without blocking the path of airfrom the openings 16 to the pipe 1.1. After the pressing operation iscompleted, the operator steps on the pedal 31 controlling the suctionvalve 28 and the interior of the buck 10 is subjected to suction wherebyair is drawn through the garment and padding and through theperforations 16 in the buck and into the hollow shaft or pipe 11,thereby drying the garment. In the course of using the machine, the buck10 will be given a half turn in one or the other direction in order tobring either the narrower end 10a or wider end 10b to the left side ofthe machine, the detent end 42 yielding on the application of handpressure to the one or other end of the buck.

To protect the operator against the heat, a sheathing of heat-insulatingmaterial can be disposed in front of the machine and coextensive withthe pipes 19, and 21; or the pipes 20 and 21 can be provided with aninsulating sheathing, or both measures can be applied.

It will be seen from the foregoing that I have provided a simple andeicient machine for presenting a heated and padded surface for the -nishpressing of garments and which can be easily connected with existingsteam and suction lines of garment manufacturing and tailoringestablishments.

It will be apparent that the stationary steam pipe 19 can be replaced bya plurality of pipes or by a steam box, or by any other source of heat,such as one or more electrical heating elements, extending across anydesired area of the buck.

Other variations may be resorted to within the scope of the appendedclaims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

l. A pressing machine comprising a base, a vertical shaft supported onthe base and rotatable about its vertical axis, a buck mounted on saidshaft, said vertical axis intersecting the buck approximately at thelongitudinal center thereof, said shaft allowing rotary movement of thebuck in a horizontal plane about the axis of said shaft, a heatingelement arranged to radiate heat to the buck from below, and cooperatingmeans connected to the buck and supported on the base for releasablylocking the buck in opposed end positions reached by rotation throughsubstantially 180.

2. A pressing machine comprising a base, a hollow vertical shaftsupported on the base and rotatable about its vertical axis, a buckmounted on said shaft to rotate with it, said vertical axis intersectingthe buck approximately at the longitudinal center thereof, said shaftallowing rotary movement of the buck in opposite directions in ahorizontal plane to bring opposite ends of the buck into operativeposition at the same side of the machine, cooperative means connected tothe buck and supported by the base for limiting the rotary movement ofthe buck in either direction to an angle of approximately degrees, and astationary steam pipe supported on the base, in position to heat byradiation a garment placed on the buck.

3. A pressing machine comprising a hollow buck having spaced upper andlower walls, the upper Wall containing perforations communicating withthe interior of the buck, means for supplying heat to the buck, a hollowvertical shaft secured to the lower wall of the buck and communicatingwith the interior of the buck at approximately its longitudinal center,a stationary plate, a coupling secured to the plate, the lower end ofthe shaft being in sealing engagement with, and in communication withthe interior of said coupling, said shaft being rotatably supported onsaid coupling for rotation about its own vertical axis, whereby the buckcan be rotated about the vertical axis of the shaft, and a suction lineconnected with the coupling and, through the shaft, with the interior ofthe buck.

4. A pressing machine comprising a base, a hollow buck having spacedupper and lower walls, the upper wall containing perforationscommunicating with the interior of the buck, means for supplying heat tothe buck, a hollow vertical shaft secured to the lower wall of the buckand communicating with the interior of the buck at approximately itslongitudinal center, a stationary plate, a threaded coupling secured tothe plate, the lower end of the shaft being in threaded engagement withsaid coupling and rotatably supported thereon, whereby the buck can berotated about the vertical axis of the shaft, a pipe rising from thebase and in threaded engagement with the coupling to support the sameand the plate, the interior of the pipe being in communication with theinterior of the shaft and buck, a suction conduit connected with thepipe, and cooperating means connected to the buck and to the base forlimiting the rotation of the buck to approximately 180 in oppositedirections.

5. A pressing machine as defined in claim 2, wherein the limiting meanscomprises a horizontally movable spring-pressed detent, and cam means atdiametrically opposite positions each providing a recess into which thedetent moves in the end positions of the buck, said cam means preventingfurther rotary movement of the buck in the same direction but permittingreturn movement in the opposite direction.

6. A pressing machine as defined in claim 3, including detent mechanismconnected to the buck and supported on the base for limiting the rotarymovement of the buck with the shaft to approximately 180 in oppositedirections.

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1. A PRESSING MACHINE COMPRISING A BASE, A VERTICAL SHAFT SUPPORTED ON THE BASE AND ROTATABLE ABOUT ITS VERTICAL AXIS, A BUCK MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT, SAID VERTICAL AXIS INTERSECTING THE BUCK APPROXIMATELY AT THE LONGITUDINAL CENTER THEREOF, SAID SHAFT ALLOWING ROTARY MOVEMENT OF THE BUCK IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE ABOUT THE AXIS OF SAID SHAFT, A HEATING ELEMENT ARRANGED TO RADIATE HEAT TO THE BUCK FROM BELOW, AND COOPERATING MEANS CONNECTED TO THE BUCK AND SUPPORTED ON THE BASE FOR RELEASABLY LOCKING THE BUCK IN OPPOSED END POSITIONS REACHED BY ROTATION THROUGH SUBSTANTIALLY 180*. 